In case you missed it over the weekend, a dumb non-story leaked from ESPN “sources”, claiming the Knicks and Clippers were discussing a superstar swap involving Carmelo Anthony and Blake Griffin. To anyone with half a brain, such a trade made no sense — and both camps supposedly involved agreed. Clippers coach Doc Rivers called out ESPN — and, by association, “Mr. Sources Say” himself, Chris Broussard — claiming the report was “stupid”. Carmelo Anthony also weighed in, calling the whole idea “silly”.

Still, Broussard stuck to his guns on Monday:

For all the bluster about the Melo/Blake story, not 1 denial that in-house convos indeed took place. Still, LAC currently favors BG over CA